Overhead line structure.



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APPLIOATIOK TILED JUNE 8, 1907 PatentedJan. 18,1910.

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. THEODORE VARNEY, F PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. ASSIGNOR T0 WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC 8; MANUFACTURING COMPANY. A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

OVERHEAD LINE STRUCTURE.

946,624. sp fi of mracentea Jan. 18, 1910.,

- Application filed June a, 1901. Serial No. 377,946.

To all who-m it-moy concern: iRPfQl'LllC-l} may now be had to l ig. 3 in V Be it known that I. Trinononr; Vansnr, a which a cross or. or rod 14, that corresponds citizen of the United States and a resident to the rod 4: of Figs. 1 and i2, is similarly of Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny suspended from a cross cable 15 bv means of I I new and useful Improvement in Overhead hangers l2 and 13 of the other figures. Ina q Line Structures, of which the following is a ;\st( zid ot the cables 8 and 9, cables 18 and 19 a agr m. r Pennsylvania, have invented a hangers 1G and 17 which correspond to the 60 specification.

My invention relates to overhead electric line structures and has special reference to such line structures as are adapted for relatively high-voltage railway service.

The object. of my inventionis to provide improved means for etl'ectively supporting to Fig. 1, of a cross span structure provided with a steadying device for preventing:

lateral displacement of the conductor.

l l l messenger or supporting. cable 3. The messenger cable is supported by and insulated from a cross bar 4 by means of a petticoat.

insulator 5 which is adjustably mounted;

. thereon. The cross bar 4 may be in the form of a T-iron' bar or a rod or bar of aoy other convenient; section and 1s suspended from poles 6 and 7 or other stationary supports,

ocated at the respective sides of the trolley conductor, by means of cables 8 and t) that connect therespc-ctrve ends of the rod or 1 cross bar 4 to eye bolts 10 with \vhich'the 2 Another cable 11 poles are provided.

ung from the eye bolts. at some distance bination with an elect ric hnc conductor. staabove the messenger cable 3. and hangers 12 such that the weight of the messenger cable The tension on the cross cables is is divided between them.

are stretched from the ends of therodfi? tionary side supports, a span wire or cable between each pair of Stiltl. supports. a cross bar suspended from said wire orcable, and I Referring to the Figs. 1 and. 20f the drawings, atrolley conductor 1 is suspended, in a well known manner, by hangers 2 from :1

wires or cables between the, ends of said cross bar and said so iports. of a messenger cable supported by said cross bar and hangers for suspending the conductor from said messenger cable.

2. lu an electric line structure. the combination with an electric line cmiductor. stationary side supports. it span wire Ol cabliit-tween eacli pair of supports. a cro s bar suspended from said wire or cable. andwires electric conductors particularly against brace 21'. which comprises an arm or rod 23 7o lateral movement without involving the use. one end of which is secured to the trolley of bracket arms. V I conductor by anvconvenient men-us such as It. is often undesirable or impossible to a clamp 21 and the other end of which is seemploy a well known form o bracket; arm cured to a eleereinsulator This insulasuspension for electric railway supply lines, tor is supported. in a well known manner, by and various cross span structures have been a clcvisor horse shoe bracket 26 that is ademployed in lieu thereof in the. prior art. JHstHbLv mounted n a rod 11. V

I have provided a. cross span supporting f l desire that my invention shall notbe restructure-whicbis' specially adapted for use t stricted to thc arrangement shown [I] the 25 with a. cateuary suspensiop system supplied drawings and that only such limitations ith energy at high voltage. shall be imposed as are indicated ill the ap- I Figure 1, of the accompanying drawings pemtedclanns. is a View, in'end elevation, of my improved I 9181111 on 'Q U H cross span structure. Fig.2 is a View at, right f l. in an electric hue structure. the com- 30 angles to Fig. 1', and Fig. 3 is a view, similar g binauon with an electric lino conductor. sla- 8.)

or cables bclnccn l lic ends of said cr s bar and said support-s. of a pctticoat insulator adjustably mounted on tho cross bar. a 19$- scngcr cable upported on aid insulator. and hunger for suspending said conductor from said n|c scngcr cable.

2). ln an electric line structure. the cointionary lti supports, a span ire or cable bctwccn cach pair supports, a cross bar suspcndcd from said wire or cable. and wires or cables between the ends of said tl'lbS bur ii and said supports, of a petticoat insulator mounted on'the cross bar, and a messenger cable and hanger rods for suspending said .conductor' from said insulator.

, crossbar and insulating it therefrom.

5. In an electric line structure, the com-' bination with stationary side supports, a

i I span wire or cable between'each pair of supports, a. cross bar or red suspended from said wire or cable, and wires or cables between the ends of the cross bar and the sup ports, and an insulator adjustably mounted on the cross bar, of a messenger cable or wire mounted on the insulator, and a. trolley ,rconductor suspended from the messenger cable below the cross bar.

6. I [n an electric line structure, the combmation with statlonary side supports, a

I cross bar or red suspended from the supports, an electric insulator mounted on the cross'bar, a messenger cable mounted on the m insulator above the cross bar and a trolley conductor suspended 1' mm the messenger cable below the cross bar, of a racket adjustably mounted on the cross bar, a sleeve insulator supported by said bracket and an 3 arm or rod interposed between the insulator and the trolley conductor.

7. In an electric line structure, the combination with stationary side supports, a' cross bar or red suspended from the sup- 4 ports, an electric insulator adjustab U mounted on the cross bar, a messenger cable mounted on the insulator above the bar and a trolley conductor suspended from the messenger cable below the cross bar, of a second 4 insulator adjustably mounted on the cross bar and an arm or rod interposed between the. second insulator and the trolley con ductor.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto .7.

subgcribed my name this 29th day of May,

THEODORE VARNE Y.

Witnesses: I V

\V. H. Knm'iox, BIRNEY Hnms. 

